The Clever Lamb | 聪明的小羊羔

English Original

It was a fine day. The trees were green, and the flowers were red and yellow. A white lamb was playing in the fields. Suddenly, a wolf came and caught it. The wolf wanted to eat the lamb.

The lamb said, "I'm too thin now. Please come back to eat me another time."

The wolf asked, "What's your name? How can I find you next time?"

The lamb replied, "My name is Clever. When you come back, just call out, 'Clever, Clever, come to me! I'm coming to eat you!' Then you'll find me."

"Alright," said the wolf. "Don't forget. I'm going to eat you next time."

"See you," said the lamb, and it ran away.

A few days later, the wolf returned. "Clever, where are you? Clever, Clever, come to me! I'm coming to eat you!" he called.

The lamb answered from inside the sheep-pen, "I'm in the sheep-pen. How can you eat me here? My name is 'Clever'. If I hadn't been clever last time, I couldn't have escaped. You might have eaten me then. But now, you'll have to go home hungry. Goodbye!"


中文翻译

那是一个晴朗的日子。树木青翠,花朵有红有黄。一只白色的小羊羔正在田野里玩耍。突然,一只狼来了并抓住了它。狼想吃掉这只小羊羔。

小羊羔说:“我现在太瘦了。请你改天再来吃我吧。”

狼问道:“你叫什么名字?下次我怎么才能找到你?”

小羊羔回答:“我叫‘聪明’。你下次来的时候,只要喊‘聪明,聪明,快出来!我来吃你啦!’ 你就能找到我了。”

“好吧,”狼说,“别忘了。我下次一定要吃掉你。”

“再见,”小羊羔说着就跑开了。

几天后,狼回来了。“聪明,你在哪儿?聪明,聪明,快出来!我来吃你啦!”他喊道。

小羊羔在羊圈里回答道:“我在羊圈里呢。你在这里怎么吃得到我?我的名字叫‘聪明’。如果上次我不够聪明,我就逃不掉了,你可能早就把我吃掉了。但现在,你只能饿着肚子回家了。再见!”

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